Faculty Profile

Adam Trahan

Title
Associate Professor
Department
Criminal Justice
College
College of Health and Public Service

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
PhD, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 2009. 
Major: Criminal Justice/Don't shoot the messenger: Capital jurors' perceptions of attorneys
MA, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX, 2004. 
Major: Criminal Justice/The modern-day music man: A case study of consumer fraud
BA, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX, 2002. 
Major: Criminal Justice/Minor: Psychology





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
No current or future courses scheduled.


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  


    

    

      


        


          


            
Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    CJUS 5850.900, Directed Studies, Spring 2023 
                    

                    CJUS 5850.900, Directed Studies, Fall 2022 
                    

                    CJUS 4900.002, Special Problems, Fall 2022 
                    

                    CJUS 3600.900, Criminology. 3600. Criminology, Summer 5W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CJUS 5800.900, Topics in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CJUS 5600.001, Advanced Criminological Theory, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CJUS 5600.900, Advanced Criminological Theory, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CJUS 2100.800, Crime and Justice in the United States, Spring 3W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CJUS 5850.900, Directed Studies, Spring 2022 
                    

                    CJUS 3600.900, Criminology. 3600. Criminology, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CJUS 5850.900, Directed Studies, Fall 2021 
                    

                    CJUS 5800.001, Topics in Criminal Justice, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CJUS 3600.900, Criminology. 3600. Criminology, Summer 5W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CJUS 5850.900, Directed Studies, Summer 5W2 2021 
                    

                    CJUS 5950.005, Master's Thesis, Summer 5W2 2021 
                    

                    CJUS 5800.900, Topics in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W2 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CJUS 5600.001, Advanced Criminological Theory, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CJUS 5600.900, Advanced Criminological Theory, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CJUS 5850.900, Directed Studies, Spring 2021 
                    

                    CJUS 3500.800, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Spring 3W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CJUS 4951.701, Honors College Capstone Thesis, Spring 2021 
                    

                    CJUS 5850.900, Directed Studies, Fall 2020 
                    

                    CJUS 3500.900, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CJUS 5800.900, Topics in Criminal Justice, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CJUS 2600.900, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W2 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CJUS 3310.900, Organized and Consensual Crime, Summer 5W2 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CJUS 5600.001, Advanced Criminological Theory, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    CJUS 5600.900, Advanced Criminological Theory, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    CJUS 5850.900, Directed Studies, Spring 2020 
                    

                    CJUS 2600.800, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Spring 3W1 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    CJUS 5950.005, Master's Thesis, Spring 2020 
                    

                    CJUS 5850.900, Directed Studies, Fall 2019 
                    

                    CJUS 2600.900, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CJUS 5800.900, Topics in Criminal Justice, Fall 2019  SPOT
                    

                    CJUS 5800.950, Topics in Criminal Justice, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CJUS 5850.900, Directed Studies, Summer 5W1 2019 
                    

                    CJUS 2600.900, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W2 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CJUS 2600.950, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W2 2019 Syllabus
                    

                    CJUS 5950.005, Master's Thesis, Summer 5W1 2019 
                    

                    CJUS 5800.900, Topics in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W2 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CJUS 5600.001, Advanced Criminological Theory, Spring 2019  SPOT
                    

                    CJUS 5600.900, Advanced Criminological Theory, Spring 2019  SPOT
                    

                    CJUS 5600.950, Advanced Criminological Theory, Spring 2019 
                    

                    CJUS 5950.005, Master's Thesis, Spring 2019 
                    

                    CJUS 5850.900, Directed Studies, Fall 2018 
                    

                    CJUS 2600.900, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CJUS 5900.601, Special Problems, Fall 2018  SPOT
                    

                    CJUS 5800.001, Topics in Criminal Justice, Fall 2018  SPOT
                    

                    CJUS 3600.900, Criminology. 3600. Criminology, Summer 5W1 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CJUS 2600.900, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W1 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CJUS 2600.950, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W1 2018  SPOT
                    

                    CJUS 5600.001, Advanced Criminological Theory, Spring 2018  SPOT
                    

                    CJUS 5600.601, Advanced Criminological Theory, Spring 2018  SPOT
                    

                    CJUS 5600.900, Advanced Criminological Theory, Spring 2018  SPOT
                    

                    CJUS 5850.900, Directed Studies, Spring 2018 
                    

                    CJUS 5950.005, Master's Thesis, Spring 2018 
                    

                    CJUS 5900.601, Special Problems, Spring 2018  SPOT
                    

                    CJUS 5850.900, Directed Studies, Fall 2017 
                    

                    CJUS 2600.900, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CJUS 5950.005, Master's Thesis, Fall 2017 
                    

                    CJUS 5800.901, Topics in Criminal Justice, Fall 2017  SPOT
                    

                    CJUS 3600.900, Criminology. 3600. Criminology, Summer 5W1 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CJUS 5850.900, Directed Studies, Summer 5W2 2017 
                    

                    CJUS 2600.900, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W1 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CJUS 2600.950, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W1 2017  SPOT
                    

                    CJUS 5950.005, Master's Thesis, Summer 5W1 2017 
                    

                    CJUS 5600.001, Advanced Criminological Theory, Spring 2017  SPOT
                    

                    CJUS 5600.900, Advanced Criminological Theory, Spring 2017  SPOT
                    

                    CJUS 5850.900, Directed Studies, Spring 2017 
                    

                    CJUS 5950.005, Master's Thesis, Spring 2017 
                    

                    CJUS 5850.900, Directed Studies, Fall 2016 
                    

                    CJUS 2600.900, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CJUS 5950.005, Master's Thesis, Fall 2016 
                    

                    CJUS 5800.001, Topics in Criminal Justice, Fall 2016  SPOT
                    

                    CJUS 3600.900, Criminology. 3600. Criminology, Summer 5W1 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CJUS 5850.900, Directed Studies, Summer 5W1 2016 
                    

                    CJUS 2600.900, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W1 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CJUS 5950.005, Master's Thesis, Summer 5W1 2016 
                    

                    CJUS 5800.900, Topics in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W2 2016  SPOT
                    

                    CJUS 5600.001, Advanced Criminological Theory, Spring 2016  SPOT
                    

                    CJUS 5600.790, Advanced Criminological Theory, Spring 2016  SPOT
                    

                    CJUS 5600.900, Advanced Criminological Theory, Spring 2016  SPOT
                    

                    CJUS 5850.900, Directed Studies, Spring 2016 
                    

                    CJUS 2600.501, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CJUS 5950.005, Master's Thesis, Spring 2016 
                    

                    CJUS 5850.900, Directed Studies, Fall 2015 
                    

                    CJUS 2600.900, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CJUS 5950.005, Master's Thesis, Fall 2015 
                    

                    CJUS 5800.001, Topics in Criminal Justice, Fall 2015  SPOT
                    

                    CJUS 3600.900, Criminology. 3600. Criminology, Summer 5W1 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CJUS 2600.900, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W1 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    CJUS 5800.900, Topics in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W1 2015  SPOT
                    

                    CJUS 5600.790, Advanced Criminological Theory, Spring 2015 
                    

                    CJUS 5600.900, Advanced Criminological Theory, Spring 2015 
                    

                    CJUS 5850.006, Directed Studies, Spring 2015 
                    

                    CJUS 2600.001, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    CJUS 5950.006, Master's Thesis, Spring 2015 
                    

                    CJUS 3600.900, Criminology. 3600. Criminology, Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    CJUS 5850.008, Directed Studies, Fall 2014 
                    

                    CJUS 2600.001, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    CJUS 2100.900, Crime and Justice in the United States, Summer 5W2 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    CJUS 3600.900, Criminology. 3600. Criminology, Summer 5W1 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    CJUS 5800.001, Topics in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W1 2014 
                    

                    CJUS 5600.001, Advanced Criminological Theory, Spring 2014 
                    

                    CJUS 2600.001, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Spring 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    CJUS 3600.002, Criminology. 3600. Criminology, Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    CJUS 2600.001, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    CJUS 4500.001, Administration of Criminal Justice Agencies, Summer 5W1 2013 
                    

                    CJUS 3600.001, Criminology. 3600. Criminology, Summer 5W1 2013 
                    

                    CJUS 5600.001, Advanced Criminological Theory, Spring 2013 
                    

                    CJUS 5600.002, Advanced Criminological Theory, Spring 2013 
                    

                    CJUS 2600.001, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Spring 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    CJUS 3700.002, Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice, Spring 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    CJUS 3600.002, Criminology. 3600. Criminology, Fall 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    CJUS 2600.001, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Fall 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    CJUS 3600.001, Criminology. 3600. Criminology, Summer 5W1 2012 
                    

                    CJUS 5850.008, Directed Studies, Summer 5W1 2012 
                    

                    CJUS 2600.001, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W1 2012 
                    

                    CJUS 4870.002, Topics in Criminal Justice, Summer 3W1 2012 
                    

                    CJUS 5600.001, Advanced Criminological Theory, Spring 2012 
                    

                    CJUS 2600.001, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Spring 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    CJUS 3700.002, Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice, Spring 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    CJUS 4951.001, Honors College Capstone Thesis, Spring 2012 
                    

                    CJUS 5850.008, Directed Studies, Fall 2011 
                    

                    CJUS 2600.001, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Fall 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    CJUS 5800.002, Topics in Criminal Justice, Fall 2011 
                    

                    CJUS 2600.001, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W1 2011 
                    

                    CJUS 3700.001, Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W1 2011 
                    

                    CJUS 3600.002, Criminology. 3600. Criminology, Spring 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    CJUS 2600.001, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Spring 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    CJUS 3700.002, Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice, Spring 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    CJUS 2600.001, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Fall 2010 Syllabus
                    

                    CJUS 5800.001, Topics in Criminal Justice, Fall 2010 
                    

                    CJUS 3600.001, Criminology. 3600. Criminology, Summer 5W1 2010 
                    

                    CJUS 2600.001, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W1 2010 
                    

                    CJUS 3600.002, Criminology. 3600. Criminology, Spring 2010 
                    

                    CJUS 2600.001, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Spring 2010 
                    

                    CJUS 3700.002, Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice, Spring 2010 
                    

                    CJUS 2600.001, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Fall 2009 
                    

                    CJUS 5800.001, Topics in Criminal Justice, Fall 2009 
                    

                    CJUS 2600.001, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W2 2009 
                    

                    CJUS 3700.001, Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W2 2009 
                    

                    CJUS 5850.008, Directed Studies, Spring 2009 
                    

                    CJUS 2600.001, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Spring 2009 
                    

                    CJUS 4901.001, Senior Seminar: Criminal Justice and Public Policy, Spring 2009 
                    

                    CJUS 2600.001, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Fall 2008 
                    

                    CJUS 4901.001, Senior Seminar: Criminal Justice and Public Policy, Fall 2008 
                    

                    CJUS 2600.001, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W2 2008 
                    

                    CJUS 4901.001, Senior Seminar: Criminal Justice and Public Policy, Summer 5W2 2008 

          


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  

  
  	

	

	  

		

		   
Published Publications



  

  
Published Intellectual Contributions


  
Book Chapter
Trahan, A., Laird, K., Evans, D.  (2017). The Topography of Capital Punishment: Geographic Variations in Seeking, Achieving, and Carrying Out the Death Penalty. Handbook on Capital Punishment. Routledge. 
Trahan, A.  (2016). Theory and research on latrinalia. Handbook on graffiti and street art. Routledge. 
Journal Article
Evans, D., Trahan, A., Laird, K.  (2023). Shame and Blame: Secondary Stigma in Families of Convicted Sex Offenders. Criminology & Criminal Justice. 23(1), 78-97. 
Peshkopia, R., Trahan, A.  (2022). Does the EU message impact public attitudes toward the death penalty in EU membership-aspiring countries? Lessons from Albania. Journal of Contemporary European Studies. 
Trahan, A., Pierce, K.  (2022). Perceived immigrant threat and punitive attitudes: The moderating effect of economic insecurity. Crime & Delinquency. 68(4), 499-525. 
Soto, A., Trahan, A., McGrath, J.  (2021). The Effects of Neighboring, Social Networks, and Collective Efficacy on Crime Victimization: An Alternative Systemic Model of Social Disorganization. Applied Psychology in Criminal Justice. 
Peshkopia, R., Trahan, A.  (2020). Support for the Death Penalty Reinstatement as a Protest Attitude: The Role of Political Trust. International Criminal Justice Review. 
Trahan, A., Evans, D.  (2020). Social exchange and the formation of prison visitation communities. Journal of Qualitative Criminal Justice and Criminology. 8(2), . 
Trahan, A., Nodeland, B. E., Dixon, A. J. (2019). Public opinion of capital punishment: An intersectional analysis of race, gender, and class effects. Criminal Justice Review. 44(4), 452-469. 
Trahan, A., Laird, K.  (2018). The nexus between attribution theory and racial attitudes: A test of racial attribution and public opinion of capital punishment. Criminal Justice Studies. 31(4), 352-367. 
Trahan, A.  (2017). Public attitudes toward legal abortion, euthanasia, suicide, and capital punishment: Partial evidence of a consistent life ethic. Criminal Justice Review. 42(1), . 
Trahan, A., Winkler, J.  (2017). Race and Police Use of Force: A Regression Analysis of Varying Situational Approval from 1972 to 2012. 3(2), 142-154. 
Trahan, A. D., Stewart, D. M., (2015). Examining the utility of frontloading mitigation in capital cases when faced with overwhelming evidence of guilt. Criminal Law Bulletin. 51(2), . 
Trahan, A.  (2013). The center holds quite well: An ethnographic study of social structure and control in Jehovah's Witness religious organization.. 
Trahan, A.  (2013). Toward a pragmatic framework for mixed-methods research in criminal justice and criminology.. 
Trahan, A.  (2011). Examining capital jurors' impressions of attorneys' personal characteristics and their impact on sentencing outcomes. 
Trahan, A.  (2011). Filling in the gaps in culture-based theories of organizational crime.. 
Trahan, A.  (2011). Identifying factors that shape capital jurors' impressions of attorneys.. 
Trahan, A.  (2011). Identity and ideology: The dialogic nature of latrinalia. 
Trahan, A.  (2011). In their own words: Capital jurors' reactions to mitigation strategies.. 
Trahan, A.  (2011). Qualitative research and intersectionality.. 
Trahan, A.  (2009). No evidence of suicide increase following terrorist attacks in the United States: An interrupted time-series analysis of September 11 and Oklahoma City. 
Trahan, A.  (2008). A test of competing hypotheses about homicide following terrorist attacks: An interrupted time-series analysis of September 11 and Oklahoma City. 
Trahan, A.  (2008). Taking account of the "'diminished capacities' of the retarded": Are capital jurors up to the task?. 
Trahan, A.  (2008). The relationship between life qualification, automatic death penalty voter status, and juror decision making in capital cases. 
Trahan, A.  (2005). Fraud and the American dream: Toward an understanding of fraud victimization. 
Popular Press Article
Trahan, A.  (2006). A model capital defense training program: Evaluation and final report. 



	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   
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Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research  

 	 
	 	 
  
Grant - Research   
Zettler, H. R., Craig, J. M., Trahan, A., Watson, W. L., "North Texas Reentry Guide," Sponsored by University of Illinois Education Justice Project, Other, $2000 Funded. (January 2023 – December 2023).
Grant - Teaching   
Zettler, H., Craig, J., Dixon, A., Trahan, A., "Inside-Out Prison Exchange Network Team Mentoring Grant," Sponsored by Office of Faculty Success, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (August 2021 – May 2022).



	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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